amphibrach

[ am-fuh-brak ]

/ ˈæm fəˌbræk /

noun Prosody.

a trisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is short, long, short in quantitative meter, or unstressed, stressed, unstressed in accentual meter. Thus, together is an accentual amphibrach.

Origin of amphibrach

1580–90; <Latin amphibrachus<Greek amphíbrachys short before and after (amphi-amphi- + brachýs short); cf. amphimacer

OTHER WORDS FROM amphibrach

am·phi·brach·ic, adjective

Words nearby amphibrach

amphibolic fistula, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, amphibrach, amphicarpous, amphicelous, amphicentric, amphichroic, amphicoelous

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Example sentences from the Web for amphibrach

The Amphibrach is a foot of three syllables, the first and third short, and the second long.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.
The amphibrach plays a highly important part in English verse, though it is usual not to mention it at all.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes|Geoffrey Chaucer
But these lines are of the high burlesque kind, and in this stile the Amphibrach closes lines with great beauty.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.
Again, I should say, anapaestic—but this anapaest and amphibrach quarrel is ἄσπονδος.
The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Similarly, the symbol means a trochee; and the symbol means an amphibrach.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for amphibrach

amphibrach

/ (ˈæmfɪˌbræk) /

noun

prosody a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (◡ – ◡)Compare cretic

Derived forms of amphibrach

amphibrachic, adjective

Word Origin for amphibrach

C16: from Latin, from Greek amphibrakhus, literally: both ends being short, from amphi- + brakhus short

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单词	amphibrach
释义	amphibrach [ am-fuh-brak ] / ˈæm fəˌbræk / noun Prosody. a trisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is short, long, short in quantitative meter, or unstressed, stressed, unstressed in accentual meter. Thus, together is an accentual amphibrach. Origin of amphibrach 1580–90; <Latin amphibrachus<Greek amphíbrachys short before and after (amphi-amphi- + brachýs short); cf. amphimacer OTHER WORDS FROM amphibrach am·phi·brach·ic, adjective Words nearby amphibrach amphibolic fistula, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, amphibrach, amphicarpous, amphicelous, amphicentric, amphichroic, amphicoelous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amphibrach The Amphibrach is a foot of three syllables, the first and third short, and the second long. Dissertation on the English Language\|Noah Webster, Jr. The amphibrach plays a highly important part in English verse, though it is usual not to mention it at all. Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes\|Geoffrey Chaucer But these lines are of the high burlesque kind, and in this stile the Amphibrach closes lines with great beauty. Dissertation on the English Language\|Noah Webster, Jr. Again, I should say, anapaestic—but this anapaest and amphibrach quarrel is ἄσπονδος. The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge Similarly, the symbol means a trochee; and the symbol means an amphibrach. Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes\|Geoffrey Chaucer British Dictionary definitions for amphibrach amphibrach / (ˈæmfɪˌbræk) / noun prosody a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (◡ – ◡)Compare cretic Derived forms of amphibrach amphibrachic, adjective Word Origin for amphibrach C16: from Latin, from Greek amphibrakhus, literally: both ends being short, from amphi- + brakhus short Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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